EP0401756B1 - Method and apparatus for effecting polymerisation by heating of adhesive interposed between two superimposed connected elements - Google Patents
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- the object of the invention is that of providing an apparatus and an associated method for effecting polymerisation of the adhesive in a rapid manner with a low expenditure of energy and reduced dimensions.
- the invention further relates to a process for effecting polymerisation of an adhesive substance interposed between respective superimposed facing portions of respective superimposed connected mechanical elements, characterised by the fact that it comprises the following steps: clamping the said facing portions of the elements with the predetermined pressure between respective regions of a mould and a presser device, which match the shape of the said portions and are provided with internal heating devices; the heating regions of the mould being supported rigidly whilst the heating regions of the presser device are supported resiliently independently from one another; simultaneously to the said clamping step, introducing to the said regions, by means of the said heating devices and in different amounts from region to region, sufficient thermal energy to raise the temperature of the said facing portions of the elements and of the adhesive substance disposed between them to a predetermined temperature; and maintaining the said predetermined temperature for a predetermined time by continuous detection of the value of the temperature of each heating region and regulation of the respective heating device.
- the reference numeral 1 generally indicates apparatus for effecting polymerisation by introducing heat and pressure to an adhesive substance 2 interposed between two superimposed connected mechanical elements 3 and 4, in such a way as to cause the stable and permanent connection of the elements themselves to form a single element, in particular a door body element 5 for a vehicle;
- the element 5 is a tail gate and the component elements 3, 4 are constituted by respective monolithic panels of complex form obtained in a known way by moulding a thermosetting synthetic plastics resin; these elements 3, 4 are, in a known way, preliminarily joined around their respective opposite peripheral portions 6, 7 by superimposing these facing one another with adhesive substance 2 interposed between them in the form of a continuous or discontinuous bead or, simply, in spots spaced at substantially constant intervals.
- the two elements thus joined are transported on apparatus 1, manually or with the aid of a robot manipulator of known type, for example provided with gripping pincers adapted to clamp the elements 3, 4, for example at their internal peripheral portions 7, in such a way as to keep them held together during transport.
- a robot manipulator of known type, for example provided with gripping pincers adapted to clamp the elements 3, 4, for example at their internal peripheral portions 7, in such a way as to keep them held together during transport.
- the apparatus 1 is formed in such a way as to constitute a truly autonomous working station, in the non-limititative illustrated example disposed between the assembly station where the adhesive is deposited and the subsequent painting stations for the finished elements;
- the apparatus 1 essentially comprises a mould 10 made in a known way of metal material, preferably aluminium, defining the lower part of the apparatus 1 and shaped in such a way as to be able to receive the connected elements 3, 4 laid therein, in the illustrated example provided with a recess 11 shaped like the lower element 3, and a presser device 12 disposed above and facing the mould 10 and displaceable towards this latter in such a way as to be able to clamp the device 12 against the mould 10 with a predetermined pressure value similar to that which would be exerted by a second mould half;
- the mould 10 is fixedly supported in a replaceable manner on a base 15, whilst the device 12 is fixedly secured to a carriage 16 connected with suitable hydraulic or mechanical drive means and mounted for movement perpendicular to the base 15 along respective guides which are
- This latter essentially includes a support frame 20 (in the illustrated example defined by a plate provided with suitable lightening holes) secured in any convenient way to the carriage 16, for example by means of four bolts (not illustrated) passing through respective holes 25, and a plurality of blades 21 also made of metal, preferably aluminium, carried transversely below and projecting from respective rods 22, which in turn are carried by the frame 20 on which they are axially slideable independently from one another against the action of resilient biasing means 23.
- a support frame 20 in the illustrated example defined by a plate provided with suitable lightening holes
- a plurality of blades 21 also made of metal, preferably aluminium, carried transversely below and projecting from respective rods 22, which in turn are carried by the frame 20 on which they are axially slideable independently from one another against the action of resilient biasing means 23.
- the blades 21 are shaped and disposed in such a way as to form the annular outline 24 (Figure 2) suspended from the rods 22 and having a complex profile conjugate with that of the recess 11 or shaped substantially as the portions 6 and 7 of the element 4 in such a way as to define together with the recess 11, when the device 12 is lowered against the mould 10 ( Figure 1) a cavity adapted to house the superimposed elements 3, 4.
- the blades 21 are carried in a removable manner (so as to be interchangeable) each by at least one pair of rods 22, pivoted to a suitably shaped lower end 30 thereof by means of respective removable pins 31.
- the rods 22 are slidably mounted within respective guide bushes 32 fixedly carried by the frame 20, and each rod 22 has an upper end 33 provided with a pair of opposite front faces constituting respective axial shoulders 34 and 35 housed with predetermined axial play (for example about 3 mm) within a respective seat 36 of the frame 20;
- the said resilient biasing means 23 are also housed within the seats 36, interposed between the ends 33 and the respective bottom walls 38 of the seats 36; these are constituted in the specific example by respective coil springs the opposite ends of which engage against the ends 33 of the rods 22 and against respective end-of-stroke screws 40, respectively;
- the screws 40 are each screwed through the bottom wall of a respective seat 36 and serve to vary the apparent rigidity of the springs 23 in comparison with the stoke of the rods 22, in that by screwing them in they progressively compress the springs 23 causing a preload thereon.
- the device 12 and the mould 10 include respective facing regions which match the shape of the portions 6, 7 of the elements 3, 4 to be joined and which are heated by the fact that they are provided with internal heating devices; the heating regions of the device 12 are defined by the blades 21, whilst the heating regions of the mould 10 are constituted by respective adjacent portions 41 next to the recess 11 ( Figure 3) delimiting the peripheral edges thereof and, therefore, rigidly supported in fixed positions by the mould 10; in the illustrated embodiment the said heating devices are constituted by respective armoured electrical resistances 44, of known type, each of which is housed in a removable manner in a corresponding cavity formed in the respective blade 21 or portion 41; these cavities are closed by respective fixed blocks 46 mounted flush with the opening thereof. Moreover, close to the cavities housing the resistances 44 are disposed respective temperature sensors 48 (for example constituted by thermocouples) adapted to detect the instantaneous temperature of each associated heating region 21, 41.
- respective temperature sensors 48 for example constituted by thermocouples
- the electrical resistances 44 and the temperature sensors 48 form part of a "feed back" temperature regulation system based, according to the invention, on a plurality of temperature control elements 50, one for each heating region 21, 41, adapted to maintain each heating region 21, 41 at a predetermined temperature which can be preset for each control element 50 independently of the other elements 50; for example, the elements 50, which essentially function as thermostats, are made with programmable electronic modules based on PLC.
- the apparatus 1 also includes a central control unit 60, for example a microprocessor, adapted to command the control elements 50 and to which these latter are connected by data lines 61.
- the mould 10 and device 12 are maintained spaced and the mould 10 is provided, in correspondence with the impression 11, with respective cavities 70 adapted to house the pincers of the possible robot manipulator device for the elements 3, 4 during the operation of the positioning and release thereof.
- the adhesive polymerisation operation is performed by operating as follows.
- the device 12 is caused to approach the mould 10 by making the carriage 20 descend until the peripheral portions 6, 7 of the elements to be joined, between which the adhesive 2 is disposed, are clamped between the blades 21 and the recess 11 (in particular the peripheral portions 41 thereof); the operation of lowering the carriage 20 is stopped as soon as the portions 6, 7 are clamped against the mould 10 with a predetermined pressure value; simultaneously with the clamping stage heat energy is introduced to the regions 21, 41 by means of the resistances 44, in quantities which are differentfrom region to region such as to raise the temperature of the portions 6, 7 of the superimposed elements 3, 4 and of the adhesive substance 2 disposed between them to a predeterminable temperature; in fact, during this stage, the heat produced by the resistances 44 travels by conduction, as illustrated by the arrows in Figure 1, through the blades 21 and the portions 41, both good conductors of heat being made of aluminium, until they locally heat the portions 6, 7 and pass into the adhesive 2 causing this latter to cross link; during the heating stage the heat produced by the resistances 44 is
- This heating stage is continued in such a way as to maintain each heating region 21, 41 at a predetermined temperature for a time sufficient for complete polymerisation of the adhesive 2; this time, given the high localisation of the heat, is usual of the order of several minutes (two to three) the maintenance of the desired temperature in each pair of facing regions, 21, 41 is obtained, according to the invention, by continuous detection of the value of the temperature in each heating region 21, 41 effected by means of the sensors 48 and the consequent suitable adjustment of the heat produced by the respective heating device 44, effected by the associated programmable controller 50.
- each section of the portions 6, 7 clamped by an individual pair of heating regions 21, 41 can be maintained, during this stage, at a predetermined temperature different from that of even the adjacent sections; similarly, possible localised dispersions which would tend to cause the temperature of some sections of the portions 6, 7 to fall below the optimum value for polymerisation of the adhesive 2 (150°-180°C) can be compensated by increasing the flow of heat produced by the resistances 44 in these regions.
- the resistances 44 are switched off and the device 12 is moved away from the mould 10 releasing the monolithic element 5 which has been formed in the meantime; this is substantially at ambient temperature so that it can be removed manually by an operator without risk of burning (or by a robot) and immediately sent on for the subsequent painting operations.
- the apparatus 1 is of great constructional simplicity, low cost and of small dimensions; the necessity of using a tunnel oven is eliminated; the cycle time is reduced at least to one quarter of the current value (the operation of polymerisation alone is effected in about three minutes compared with the nine and more necessary in the tunnel oven) and the energy consumption given the reduced mass to heat, is reduced to a fraction of the current value.
- the finished workpiece is obtained at the end of the operation substantially at ambient temperature (or slightly above) so that it can easily be manipulated without precautions and immediately passed on for painting; finally, with the same apparatus 1 it is possible to treat elements of different shape and type; for this purpose it will be sufficient to replace the mould 10 and the blade 21 which operations can easily and simply be achieved in a short time, and reset the programmable controllers 50 to suitable values.
- This latter operation is automatically effected by the central control unit 60, when present, for example by introducing thereto a code indicative of the type of elements to be joined.
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Description
- The present invention relates to apparatus for effecting, by the application of heat and pressure the polymerisation of an adhesive substance interposed between respective facing superimposed portions of respective superimposed connected mechanical elements, typically the internal and external panels of parts of motor body doors made of thermo setting plastics material. The invention further relates to a method for polymerisation of adhesive substances for the purpose of mutually fixing two superimposed connected elements, which can be performed with the said apparatus. It is known that parts of motor vehicle doors made of plastics material, for example the tail gate or doors of motor vehicles, are obtained by superimposing and fixing together two (or more) shaped elements obtained by moulding and constituting the internal panel and the external panel of the door element; this fixing, in particular in the case of composite panels made of thermosetting resin and/or other resins, is effected by gluing them together, there being a continuous bead (or spots) of an adhesive substance spread along the junction edges between the panels, then superimposing these, and finally effecting polymerisation (with consequent achievement of the connection) of the adhesive substance. This polymerisation, as e.g. as shown in DD-A-43249, is generally obtained by the simultaneous action of heat and pressure; the heat serves to accelerate the process of cross-linking the adhesive; the pressure serves to maintain the glued edges adherent to one another until the adhesive has taken grip.
- The pressure and the heat necessary for polymerisation are preferably provided by clamping the elements to be fixed, already coupled and with the adhesive interposed between them, between two moulds usually made of plastics material and one of which is provided with a weight or with a pressure clamping device and, then, causing the "sandwich" thus formed to pass through a tunnel furnace in which the elements are heated in their entirety to the polymerisation temperature of the adhesive (150°-180°c) by means of a flow of hot air. This method of proceeding is, however, not free from disadvantages; in the first place the tunnel furnace has large dimensions (more than 20 metres) and a high cost; moreover there is a very high energy consumption due to the considerable heat losses and, above all, to the necessity of having to heat both the elements to be glued as well as the adhesive; finally, the time necessary for the operation is relatively long (nine minutes and more) and this is aggravated by the fact that, after polymerisation, it is necessary to wait for the glued elements to cool (with consequent considerable increase in the cycle time) both to allow manual handling and, above all, to allow the application of electroconductive paints or "primers" necessary to effect the electrostatic painting process subsequent to gluing.
- The object of the invention is that of providing an apparatus and an associated method for effecting polymerisation of the adhesive in a rapid manner with a low expenditure of energy and reduced dimensions.
- The said object is achieved by the invention which relates to apparatus as defined in
Claim 1. - The invention further relates to a process for effecting polymerisation of an adhesive substance interposed between respective superimposed facing portions of respective superimposed connected mechanical elements, characterised by the fact that it comprises the following steps:
clamping the said facing portions of the elements with the predetermined pressure between respective regions of a mould and a presser device, which match the shape of the said portions and are provided with internal heating devices; the heating regions of the mould being supported rigidly whilst the heating regions of the presser device are supported resiliently independently from one another;
simultaneously to the said clamping step, introducing to the said regions, by means of the said heating devices and in different amounts from region to region, sufficient thermal energy to raise the temperature of the said facing portions of the elements and of the adhesive substance disposed between them to a predetermined temperature; and
maintaining the said predetermined temperature for a predetermined time by continuous detection of the value of the temperature of each heating region and regulation of the respective heating device. - For a better understanding of the invention a non-limitative description of an embodiment is now given with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
- Figure 1 is a transverse section and side elevation of apparatus according to the invention during a stage in the process forming the subject thereof;
- Figure 2 is a plan view from below of half of a first element of the apparatus of Figure 1, the remaining half being symmetrical; and
- Figure 3 is a plan view from above of half of a second element of the apparatus Figure 1, the other half being symmetrical.
- With reference to the attached drawings, the
reference numeral 1 generally indicates apparatus for effecting polymerisation by introducing heat and pressure to anadhesive substance 2 interposed between two superimposed connectedmechanical elements door body element 5 for a vehicle; in the illustrated example theelement 5 is a tail gate and thecomponent elements elements peripheral portions adhesive substance 2 interposed between them in the form of a continuous or discontinuous bead or, simply, in spots spaced at substantially constant intervals. Then, the two elements thus joined are transported onapparatus 1, manually or with the aid of a robot manipulator of known type, for example provided with gripping pincers adapted to clamp theelements peripheral portions 7, in such a way as to keep them held together during transport. - The
apparatus 1 is formed in such a way as to constitute a truly autonomous working station, in the non-limititative illustrated example disposed between the assembly station where the adhesive is deposited and the subsequent painting stations for the finished elements; theapparatus 1 essentially comprises amould 10 made in a known way of metal material, preferably aluminium, defining the lower part of theapparatus 1 and shaped in such a way as to be able to receive the connectedelements lower element 3, and apresser device 12 disposed above and facing themould 10 and displaceable towards this latter in such a way as to be able to clamp thedevice 12 against themould 10 with a predetermined pressure value similar to that which would be exerted by a second mould half; themould 10 is fixedly supported in a replaceable manner on abase 15, whilst thedevice 12 is fixedly secured to acarriage 16 connected with suitable hydraulic or mechanical drive means and mounted for movement perpendicular to thebase 15 along respective guides which are known and not illustrated for simplicity, for example supported by a supporting framework fixed rigidly to thebase 15; for example, thebase 15 andcarriage 16, with the associated supporting framework and the associated drive means may form part of a press of any known type, not illustrated for simplicity, of dimensions adapted to receive themould 10 and thedevice 12. - This latter essentially includes a support frame 20 (in the illustrated example defined by a plate provided with suitable lightening holes) secured in any convenient way to the
carriage 16, for example by means of four bolts (not illustrated) passing throughrespective holes 25, and a plurality ofblades 21 also made of metal, preferably aluminium, carried transversely below and projecting fromrespective rods 22, which in turn are carried by theframe 20 on which they are axially slideable independently from one another against the action of resilient biasing means 23. In particular, theblades 21 are shaped and disposed in such a way as to form the annular outline 24 (Figure 2) suspended from therods 22 and having a complex profile conjugate with that of the recess 11 or shaped substantially as theportions element 4 in such a way as to define together with the recess 11, when thedevice 12 is lowered against the mould 10 (Figure 1) a cavity adapted to house thesuperimposed elements blades 21 are carried in a removable manner (so as to be interchangeable) each by at least one pair ofrods 22, pivoted to a suitably shapedlower end 30 thereof by means of respectiveremovable pins 31. Therods 22 are slidably mounted withinrespective guide bushes 32 fixedly carried by theframe 20, and eachrod 22 has anupper end 33 provided with a pair of opposite front faces constituting respectiveaxial shoulders respective seat 36 of theframe 20; the saidresilient biasing means 23 are also housed within theseats 36, interposed between theends 33 and therespective bottom walls 38 of theseats 36; these are constituted in the specific example by respective coil springs the opposite ends of which engage against theends 33 of therods 22 and against respective end-of-stroke screws 40, respectively; thescrews 40 are each screwed through the bottom wall of arespective seat 36 and serve to vary the apparent rigidity of thesprings 23 in comparison with the stoke of therods 22, in that by screwing them in they progressively compress thesprings 23 causing a preload thereon. - According to the invention the
device 12 and themould 10 include respective facing regions which match the shape of theportions elements device 12 are defined by theblades 21, whilst the heating regions of themould 10 are constituted by respectiveadjacent portions 41 next to the recess 11 (Figure 3) delimiting the peripheral edges thereof and, therefore, rigidly supported in fixed positions by themould 10; in the illustrated embodiment the said heating devices are constituted by respective armouredelectrical resistances 44, of known type, each of which is housed in a removable manner in a corresponding cavity formed in therespective blade 21 orportion 41; these cavities are closed by respectivefixed blocks 46 mounted flush with the opening thereof. Moreover, close to the cavities housing theresistances 44 are disposed respective temperature sensors 48 (for example constituted by thermocouples) adapted to detect the instantaneous temperature of each associatedheating region - The
electrical resistances 44 and thetemperature sensors 48 form part of a "feed back" temperature regulation system based, according to the invention, on a plurality oftemperature control elements 50, one for eachheating region heating region control element 50 independently of theother elements 50; for example, theelements 50, which essentially function as thermostats, are made with programmable electronic modules based on PLC. Preferably, moreover, theapparatus 1 also includes acentral control unit 60, for example a microprocessor, adapted to command thecontrol elements 50 and to which these latter are connected bydata lines 61. - Once the
elements portions mould 10 into the impression 11. For this purpose themould 10 anddevice 12 are maintained spaced and themould 10 is provided, in correspondence with the impression 11, withrespective cavities 70 adapted to house the pincers of the possible robot manipulator device for theelements - First of all the
device 12 is caused to approach themould 10 by making thecarriage 20 descend until theperipheral portions adhesive 2 is disposed, are clamped between theblades 21 and the recess 11 (in particular theperipheral portions 41 thereof); the operation of lowering thecarriage 20 is stopped as soon as theportions mould 10 with a predetermined pressure value; simultaneously with the clamping stage heat energy is introduced to theregions resistances 44, in quantities which are differentfrom region to region such as to raise the temperature of theportions superimposed elements adhesive substance 2 disposed between them to a predeterminable temperature; in fact, during this stage, the heat produced by theresistances 44 travels by conduction, as illustrated by the arrows in Figure 1, through theblades 21 and theportions 41, both good conductors of heat being made of aluminium, until they locally heat theportions adhesive 2 causing this latter to cross link; during the heating stage the heat produced by theresistances 44 is almost entirely absorbed by theadhesive 2 in that theresistances 44 are disposed very close to the heating regions; the heat which is possibly dispersed into the mass of theelements mould 10 which is also made of aluminium. This heating stage is continued in such a way as to maintain eachheating region adhesive 2; this time, given the high localisation of the heat, is usual of the order of several minutes (two to three) the maintenance of the desired temperature in each pair of facing regions, 21, 41 is obtained, according to the invention, by continuous detection of the value of the temperature in eachheating region sensors 48 and the consequent suitable adjustment of the heat produced by therespective heating device 44, effected by the associatedprogrammable controller 50. - Given the strong localisation of the heat and the rapid dispersion to which the heat not directly absorbed by the
adhesive 2 is subjected, which substantially prevents the heat produced by an individual pair of facingregions regions portions heating regions portions resistances 44 in these regions. This heat flow is regulated by theprogrammable controllers 50 by means of "on-off" type control, obtained by successively switching eachresistance 44 on and off or else can be obtained in a more sophisticated manner, for example by varying the supply voltage to theresistances 44 thus obtaining, control of a continuous type. The optimum temperature at which each pair of facingregions portions elements controllers 50 which control theresistances 41 of that pair ofregions adhesive 2 has passed theresistances 44 are switched off and thedevice 12 is moved away from themould 10 releasing themonolithic element 5 which has been formed in the meantime; this is substantially at ambient temperature so that it can be removed manually by an operator without risk of burning (or by a robot) and immediately sent on for the subsequent painting operations. - From what has been described the advantages connected with the invention will be evident; the
apparatus 1 is of great constructional simplicity, low cost and of small dimensions; the necessity of using a tunnel oven is eliminated; the cycle time is reduced at least to one quarter of the current value (the operation of polymerisation alone is effected in about three minutes compared with the nine and more necessary in the tunnel oven) and the energy consumption given the reduced mass to heat, is reduced to a fraction of the current value. The finished workpiece is obtained at the end of the operation substantially at ambient temperature (or slightly above) so that it can easily be manipulated without precautions and immediately passed on for painting; finally, with thesame apparatus 1 it is possible to treat elements of different shape and type; for this purpose it will be sufficient to replace themould 10 and theblade 21 which operations can easily and simply be achieved in a short time, and reset theprogrammable controllers 50 to suitable values. This latter operation is automatically effected by thecentral control unit 60, when present, for example by introducing thereto a code indicative of the type of elements to be joined.
Claims (10)
- Apparatus (1) for polymerizing, by the application of heat and pressure, an adhesive substance (2) interposed between respective superimposed facing portions (6,7) of respective mating mechanical elements (3,4) arranged in superimposed relationship, characterized in that the apparatus (1) comprises a mould (10), inside which said superimposed mating elements (3,4) accommodate, a presser device (12) facing the mould (10) and displaceable against the latter with a predetermined pressure, and first and second heating regions (41,21) matching the shape of said facing portions of said mechanical elements (3,4) and provided with internal heating devices (44); said first heating regions being defined by portions (41) of said mould (10) provided rigidly thereby and therefore supported in fixedly by the mould (10); and said second heating regions (21) facing said first heating regions (41) and being carried in a resilient manner by said presser device (12), said second heating regions being defined by respective blades (21) of the presser device (12) supported rigidly by respective rods (22) carried by said presser device (12) axially slidable independently of one another with respect to the presser device (12) against the action of resilient biasing means (23) carried by the presser device (12).
- Apparatus (1) according to Claim 1, wherein the mould (10) and the blades (21) are made of metal, said mould (10) being provided with at least one recess (11) shaped to match one of said superimposed elements (2,3) and the blades (21) being disposed and shaped in such a manner to form an annular outline (24) suspended from said rods (22) and having an overall shape conjugate with that of said recess (11).
- Apparatus (1) according to Claim 2, characterised by the fact that the said heating regions (41) of the mould (10) are constituted by respective adjacent portion (41) of the said recess (11).
- Apparatus (1) according to Claim 2, characterised by the fact that the said blades (21) are removably carried each by at least a pair of said rods (22), pivoted to a first end thereof by means of respective removable pins (31).
- Apparatus (1) according to Claim 4, characterised by the fact that the said rods (22) carried by a common support frame (20), slidably mounted between respective guide bushes (32) fixedly carried by the frame (20) itself, each rod (22) having a second end (33), opposite the first and provided with a pair of opposite axial shoulders (34,35) housed with predetermined axial play within a respective seat (36) of the frame (20); between the said second end of each rod (22) and a bottom wall (38) of the respective seat (36) there being interposed a spring (23).
- Apparatus (1) according to Claim 5, characterised by the fact that through the said bottom wall of each said seat (36) there is housed a screw (40), the said springs (23) being mounted in contact with the screws (40).
- Apparatus (1) according to any preceding Claim, characterised by the fact that the said heating devices (44) are constituted by respected electrical resistors (44), each of which is housed in a removable manner in a cavity of the associated said heating region (41,21), the said cavities being closed by respective removable blocks (46) mounted flush with the mouth thereof and close to the said cavities there being disposed respective temperature sensors (48) acting to detect the instantaneous temperature of each associated heating region (41,21); the said electrical resistances (44) and the said temperature sensors (48) being subject to associated temperature control elements (50), one for each said heating region (41,21), adapted to maintain each said heating region (41,21) at a predetermined temperature which can be preset for each said control element (50) independently of the other control elements (50).
- Apparatus (1) according to Claim 7, characterised by the fact that it includes a central control unit (60) adapted to command the said control elements (50).
- Apparatus (1) according to any preceding Claim, characterised by the fact that the said mould (10) and the said blades (21) are made of aluminium.
- A method for polymerisation of an adhesive substance (2) interposed between respective surperimposed facing portions (6,7) of respective superimposed joined mechanical elements (3,4), characterised by the fact that it comprises the following stages:
clamping the said facing portions of the elements (3,4) with a predetermined pressure between respective regions (41,21) of a mould (10) and a presser device (12), which match the profile of the said portions (6,7) and are provided with internal heating devices (44); the heating regions (41) of the mould (10) being supported rigidly, whilst the heating regions (21) of the presser device (12) are supported resiliently independently from one another;- simultaneously with the said clamping stage introducing heat energy to the said regions (41,21) by means of the said heating devices (44) in a different quantity from one region to another and sufficient to raise the temperature of the said facing portions (6,7) of the elements (3,4) and the adhesive substance (2) disposed between them to a predetermined temperature; and- maintaining the said predetermined temperature for a predetermined time by continuous detection of the value of the temperature of each heating region (41,21) and regulation of the respective heating device (44).
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